[GEOGRAPHY] - ELISÉE RECLUS - "Nouvelle Géographie Universelle - La Terre et Les Hommes" (New Universal Geography - Earth and Men) Set of 5 volumes in-4 - homogeneous red half-leather binding. - L'Afrique Septentrionale - Part 1: Nile Basin - L'Afrique Septentrionale - Part 2 - Tripolitaine, Tunisia, Algeria, Morocco, Sahara - West Africa - Atlantic Archipelagos, Senegambia, Western Sudan - Southern Africa - Southern Atlantic Islands, Gabon, Congo, Angola, Cape Town, Zambezi, Zanzibar, Somal Coast - Ocean and Oceanic Lands - Indian Ocean Islands, Insulinde, Philippines, Micronesia, New Guinea, Melanesia, New Caledonia, Australia, Polynesia All volumes complete with separate color maps, views and engravings. Paris, Librairie Hachette et Cie, 1885/1889 Beautiful set in very good condition.

Composed of several subsidiaries, the Drouot Group is a major player in the art market. Hôtel Drouot, located in the heart of Paris, has been the world's largest public auction center since 1852. 15 salerooms are available to more than 70 auction houses. The emulation generated by an annual offer of 230,000 artworks from 21 major specialities - from Antiquity to street art - attracts some 3,000 visitors every day. The Group's digital platform, Drouot.com, offers digital sales - Live auctions (live broadcasting and participation in auctions), Online-only auctions (dematerialised auctions) and Buy Now sales (sales of lots at fixed prices). Nearly 2 million items are offered annually by 600 auction houses. Auction news is reported every week in La Gazette Drouot, the leading weekly magazine for the art market and culture published by Auctionspress.